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Dolly Immortalized, Vintage Black and White Photo, 1976, Signed and Framed
Dolly Immortalized, Vintage Black and White Photo, 1976, Signed and Framed

Dolly Immortalized, Vintage Black and White Photo, 1976, Signed and Framed

By Art Shay

Located in Chicago, IL

The incomparable Dolly Parton doing what she does best, performing. In this vintage silver gelatin print by famed photographer Art Shay, she is dressed in her customary sequins and g...

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1970s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Silver Gelatin

Wood- Signed limited edition still life print, Black white photo, Landscape
Wood- Signed limited edition still life print, Black white photo, Landscape

Wood- Signed limited edition still life print, Black white photo, Landscape

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Wood - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1981 - Edition of 5 The legacy of Ian is deeply woven into the fabric of our gallery. During his lifetime, Ian prepared all...

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1980s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pi...

Sardines- Signed limited edition still life print, Black white photo, Nature, Fish
Sardines- Signed limited edition still life print, Black white photo, Nature, Fish

Sardines- Signed limited edition still life print, Black white photo, Nature, Fish

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Nowadays, Ian’s partner continues their work, she’s still creating Platinum Palladium prints but also silver gelatin photographs. categories : Black and white photography, 20th. c...

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1990s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...

Sabre - Signed limited edition still life print, Black white photo, Animal, Fish
Sabre - Signed limited edition still life print, Black white photo, Animal, Fish

Sabre - Signed limited edition still life print, Black white photo, Animal, Fish

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Nowadays, Ian’s partner continues their work, she’s still creating Platinum Palladium prints but also silver gelatin photographs. categories : Black and white photography, 20th. c...

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1980s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Black and White, Photographic...

Farah’s son with a French nurse  -Vintage Black and White Photo - 1970s

Farah’s son with a French nurse -Vintage Black and White Photo - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Farah’s son with a French nurse is an original black and white photograph realized in Tehran in the 1970s by an Anonymous photographer. With the typed notes on the rear. Stamp of "C...

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1970s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Hoboken 55, Black & White Photo, New Jersey, 1976, Limited Edition, School, Band
Hoboken 55, Black & White Photo, New Jersey, 1976, Limited Edition, School, Band

Hoboken 55, Black & White Photo, New Jersey, 1976, Limited Edition, School, Band

By John Conn

Located in Riverdale, NY

Elisa Contemporary Art is proud to present John Conn’s Hoboken New Jersey photographs. These limited edition fine art photographs were originally taken in 1976. Each black and whit...

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1970s American Realist Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Valérie-Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white square photo, Sensual
Valérie-Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white square photo, Sensual

Valérie-Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white square photo, Sensual

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

The negative was scanned creating a digital file which is then printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm (Acid- and lignin-free paper, Museum quality for highest age resistance...

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1990s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...

Bernard Schriever and Overton Brooks -Vintage Black and White Photo - 1950's

Bernard Schriever and Overton Brooks -Vintage Black and White Photo - 1950's

Located in Roma, IT

Bernard Schriever and Overton Brooks, Air Force is a vintage black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer in Washingtont, which documents a historical event in th...

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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Pope John XXIII - Vintage b/w Photo   - Vintage b/w Photo - 1963

Pope John XXIII - Vintage b/w Photo - Vintage b/w Photo - 1963

Located in Roma, IT

Pope John XXIII - Vintage b/w Photo realized in 1963. In the photo: Pope John XXIII, records Easter Message to the world in his private library in the Vatican palace. Good conditio...

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1960s Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Historical Photo - Viva Fidel - 1956

Historical Photo - Viva Fidel - 1956

Located in Roma, IT

Historical Photo - Viva Fidel is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1956.

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1950s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Sacha - Figurative photo, Black white, Nude Women, Analogue, Sexy model in Car
Sacha - Figurative photo, Black white, Nude Women, Analogue, Sexy model in Car

Sacha - Figurative photo, Black white, Nude Women, Analogue, Sexy model in Car

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

We continue to honor his memory by preserving his work and sharing it. categories : Black and white photography, 20th. century, Archival print, Sensual, Nude, woman, figurative, f...

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1980s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Table Top -Signed limited edition fine art print Black white photo, Contemporary
Table Top -Signed limited edition fine art print Black white photo, Contemporary

Table Top -Signed limited edition fine art print Black white photo, Contemporary

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Nowadays, Ian’s partner continues their work, she’s still creating Platinum Palladium prints but also silver gelatin photographs. categories : Black and white photography, 21st c...

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1980s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...

Sacha..-Signed limited edition fine art nude print, Black and white photo, Model
Sacha..-Signed limited edition fine art nude print, Black and white photo, Model

Sacha..-Signed limited edition fine art nude print, Black and white photo, Model

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

We continue to honor his memory by preserving his work and sharing it. categories : Black and white photography, 20th. century, Archival print, Sensual, Nude, woman, figurative, ...

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1980s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Rachael 02 - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black and white photo, Model
Rachael 02 - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black and white photo, Model

Rachael 02 - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black and white photo, Model

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

We continue to honor his memory by preserving his work and sharing it. categories : Black and white photography, 20th. century, Archival print, Sensual, Monochromatic, Nude, Fine ...

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1980s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Dizzy Gillespie - Vintage Photo - 1970s

Dizzy Gillespie - Vintage Photo - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Dizzy Gillespie - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.

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1970s Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Louis Armstrong - Vintage Photo - 1960s

Louis Armstrong - Vintage Photo - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Louis Armstrong - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.

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1960s Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage Black and White Photo - 1970s

Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage Black and White Photo - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage b/w photograph realized in the 1970s bu Associated Press. Good condition. Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in...

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1980s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage Black and White Photo - 1960s

Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage Black and White Photo - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintgae b/w photograph realized in 1960s by Associated Press. Good condition. Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 195...

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1960s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage Black and White Photo - 1970s

Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage Black and White Photo - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage b/w photograph realized in the 1970s bu Associated Press. Good condition. Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in...

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1980s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Scientific Instruments -Vintage Black and White Photo - Mid-20th Century

Scientific Instruments -Vintage Black and White Photo - Mid-20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Scientific Instruments in the mid-20th Century is an original photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer in the mid-20th century, in an interior laboratory. With the handwritin...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo - 1970s

Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.

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1970s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Zarina - Signed limited edition nude art print, Black white photo, Sensual Model
Zarina - Signed limited edition nude art print, Black white photo, Sensual Model

Zarina - Signed limited edition nude art print, Black white photo, Sensual Model

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

We continue to honor his memory by preserving his work and sharing it. Style: Black and white photography, 20th. century, Archival pigment print, France, 1987, Model, Fashion, Anti...

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1980s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...

Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo - 1960s

Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.

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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Sabre - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white photo, Nature, Fish
Sabre - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white photo, Nature, Fish

Sabre - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white photo, Nature, Fish

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Nowadays, Ian’s partner continues their work, she’s still creating Platinum Palladium prints but also silver gelatin photographs. style : Black and white photography, 20th. centur...

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1980s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pi...

Jackie Kennedy  - Original Press Photo
Jackie Kennedy  - Original Press Photo

Jackie Kennedy - Original Press Photo

By Oscar Abolafia

Located in Cologne, DE

Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Black and White

Jackie Kennedy - Original Press Photo
Jackie Kennedy - Original Press Photo

Jackie Kennedy - Original Press Photo

By Oscar Abolafia

Located in Cologne, DE

Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Black and White

Monica Vitti  - Vintage Photo - 1960s

Monica Vitti - Vintage Photo - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Monica Vitti is a vintage black and white photo of the italian actres, realized in 1960s.

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1960s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Viet Cong Tank Vintage Black and White Photo, Modern, 1980s, Unframed

Viet Cong Tank Vintage Black and White Photo, Modern, 1980s, Unframed

Located in Roma, IT

Viet Cong Tank - Vintage b/w Photo realized by Gamma, Paris, and Grazia Neri, Milan. With the Stamped on the rear. Good conditions.

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1980s Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Vintage Black and White Photo of Au Revoir Les Enfants, 1987

Vintage Black and White Photo of Au Revoir Les Enfants, 1987

Located in Roma, IT

A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfants is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1987. Good conditions.

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1980s Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

St. Peter's Square, Rome, Italy, Black and White Photo, Signed, Edition, 20x16
St. Peter's Square, Rome, Italy, Black and White Photo, Signed, Edition, 20x16

St. Peter's Square, Rome, Italy, Black and White Photo, Signed, Edition, 20x16

By Leonard Freed

Located in New york, NY

Peter's Square, Rome, Italy, 1958 by Leonard Freed is a black and white photograph of two figures (priests) dressed in black on a snowy afternoon, contrasting the falling snow and wh...

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1950s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas 1961, The Rat Pack, Black & White Photo
Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas 1961, The Rat Pack, Black & White Photo

Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas 1961, The Rat Pack, Black & White Photo

By Art Shay

Located in Chicago, IL

Two of the famed Rat Pack are shown here is this playful photograph by Art Shay. Dean Martin carries Frank Sinatra across the stage while the other members enjoy the antics in this ...

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1960s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Silver Gelatin

Lisa - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black and white photo, Sexy model
Lisa - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black and white photo, Sexy model

Lisa - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black and white photo, Sexy model

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Nowadays, Ian’s partner continues their work, she’s still creating Platinum Palladium prints but also silver gelatin photographs. categories : Black and white photography, 20th. c...

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1990s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pi...

Jackie Kennedy  - Original Press Photo
Jackie Kennedy  - Original Press Photo

Jackie Kennedy - Original Press Photo

By Oscar Abolafia

Located in Cologne, DE

Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Black and White

Mohammad Reza Shah - Black and White Photo - Original Photograph - Early 1960s

Mohammad Reza Shah - Black and White Photo - Original Photograph - Early 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Mohammad Reza Shah, King of Iran Saluting is an original photograph realized to document a historical moment of a ceremony while Shah in the front is saluting with Scouts on the back...

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1960s Contemporary Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Vintage American Silver Gelatin Photo
Vintage American Silver Gelatin Photo

Vintage American Silver Gelatin Photo

By Shirley Carter Burden

Located in Houston, TX

Original pencil signed silver gelatin photograph of a workman among building debris by Shirley Carter Burden, 1953. Signed " S.C. Burden" in pencil lower right. From a personal por...

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1950s Other Art Style Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

James Brown #1 Photo
James Brown #1 Photo

James Brown #1 Photo

By Richard E. Aaron

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Title: James Brown #1 Photo Artist: Richard E. Aaron Estate Edition: Hand numbered with estate chop mark in the margin, signature stamp on verso, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle...

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1970s Vintage Black Photos

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Archival Pigment

Guggenheim Museum, Signed Black and White Architectural Photo by Norman McGrath
Guggenheim Museum, Signed Black and White Architectural Photo by Norman McGrath

Guggenheim Museum, Signed Black and White Architectural Photo by Norman McGrath

By Norman McGrath

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Norman McGrath Title: Guggenheim Museum Year: 1995 Medium: Photograph, Signed and Dated in l.r. Paper Size: 22 x 17 inches/ 56 x 43 cm Frame Size: 26 x 21 inches/ 66 x 53 cm

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1990s Post-Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Winston Churchill - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s

Winston Churchill - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Winston Churchill - Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1970s. Copyright by Barratt's Photo Press. In the Photo: Winston Churchill with a cigar With the Stamped on the rear. Good co...

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1980s Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Led Zeppelin #7 Photo
Led Zeppelin #7 Photo

Led Zeppelin #7 Photo

By Jeffrey Mayer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Title: Led Zeppelin John Bonham #7 Artist: Jeffrey Mayer Limited Edition: Signed and hand numbered in the margin, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Pearl, 100% cotton...

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1970s Vintage Black Photos

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Archival Pigment

Just Jaeckin - Photo César -
Just Jaeckin - Photo César -

Just Jaeckin - Photo César -

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Just Jaeckin - Photo César 80 x 60 cm Photograph signed by the artist and numbered out of 100 copies Rare print In perfect condition

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1980s Vintage Black Photos

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Silver Gelatin

Aristotle Onassis - Vintage b/w Photo - 1960s

Aristotle Onassis - Vintage b/w Photo - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Aristotele Onassis - Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1960s. Stamped on the rear. Good conditions. With the handwriting on the rear.

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1960s Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Pablo Neruda - b/w photo - 1962

Pablo Neruda - b/w photo - 1962

Located in Roma, IT

Pablo Neruda Vintage Photo, b/w photo is realized in 1962. With the stamp of " Scarmiglia, Roma" Good conditions, consumed margins.

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1960s Old Masters Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

The Who  Pete Townshend #5 Photo
The Who  Pete Townshend #5 Photo

The Who Pete Townshend #5 Photo

By Jeffrey Mayer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Title: The Who Pete Townshend #5  Artist: Jeffrey Mayer Limited Edition: Signed and hand numbered in the margin, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Pearl, 100% cotton ...

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1970s Naturalistic Vintage Black Photos

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Archival Pigment

1970s  photo Male Model
1970s  photo Male Model

1970s photo Male Model

By Kenn Duncan

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Kenn Duncan (1928-1986). Male Model, ca. 1973. 11 x 14 inches; 12 x 15 inches framed. From the estate of William Como, Editor in Chief, After Dark Magazine. Kenneth Duncan was bo...

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1970s American Realist Vintage Black Photos

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Silver Gelatin

1970s photo Male Model
1970s photo Male Model

1970s photo Male Model

By Kenn Duncan

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Kenn Duncan (1928-1986). Male Model, ca. 1973. 11 x 14 inches; 12 x 15 inches framed. From the estate of William Como, Editor in Chief, After Dark Magazine. Kenneth Duncan was bo...

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1970s American Realist Vintage Black Photos

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Silver Gelatin

1970s photo Male Model
1970s photo Male Model

1970s photo Male Model

By Kenn Duncan

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Kenn Duncan (1928-1986). Male Model, ca. 1973. 11 x 14 inches; 12 x 15 inches framed. From the estate of William Como, Editor in Chief, After Dark Magazine. Kenneth Duncan was bo...

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1970s American Realist Vintage Black Photos

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Silver Gelatin

President Richard Nixon - Vintage Photo - 1970s

President Richard Nixon - Vintage Photo - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

President Richard Nixon is a photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions.

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1970s Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Pinhole Photo
Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Pinhole Photo

Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Pinhole Photo

By Jo Ann Callis

Located in Surfside, FL

Jo Ann Callis (American, b. 1940); Gelatin silver print; Signed, dated and numbered 3/10 Jo Ann Callis (born Cincinnati, Ohio 1940) is an American artist who works with photography ...

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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Black Photos

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Silver Gelatin

Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo - 1960s

Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.

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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Women Manifestation - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s

Women Manifestation - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Women Manifestation - Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1970s. Copyright by Giancolombo News Photo. In the photo: Women Manifestation for the divorce right in piazza Repubblica of R...

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1980s Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

John Fitzgerald and Jacqueline Kennedy... - Vintage Photo - 1960s
John Fitzgerald and Jacqueline Kennedy... - Vintage Photo - 1960s

John Fitzgerald and Jacqueline Kennedy... - Vintage Photo - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

John Fitzgerald and Jacqueline Kennedy during a State event is a black and white photograph dating back very likely to the 1960s. Curtis-Atkins for Transworld Press. Print on polish...

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1960s Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Akio Morita - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s

Akio Morita - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Akio Morita - Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1970s. With the handwitting on the rear. Good conditions.

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1980s Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

Akio Morita - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s

Akio Morita - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Akio Morita - Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1970s. With the handwitting on the rear. Good conditions.

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1980s Modern Vintage Black Photos

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Photographic Paper

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Vintage Black Photos For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of vintage black photos available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Contemporary, Modern or Surrealist versions of these works for sale today — there are 370 Contemporary, 261 Modern, 45 Pop Art, 18 Street Art and 15 Surrealist examples available. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the vintage black photos that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, gray, beige and brown. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Ian Sanderson, Fernando Natalici, Fred McDarrah, Jack Mitchell and Andre Naggar are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in paper, archival pigment print and pigment print, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Vintage Black Photos?

Prices for pieces in our collection of vintage black photos start at $32 and top out at $555,000 with the average selling for $595.

Finding the Right Photography for You

Find a broad range of photography on 1stDibs today.

The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later. 

Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide. 

What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?

Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.

Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.

Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more. 

Questions About Vintage Black Photos

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    A good black and white photo is about telling a story, highlighting a subject, and expressing emotions, without the distraction of colors. Portraits, landscapes and any abstract sort of photo tend to be best viewed in a black and white photo. On 1stDibs find a huge array of black and white photos by different artists and in various styles and sizes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    A black and white photo is usually just called exactly that. The unique and timeless quality of a black and white photograph accentuates any room. When we look at black and white photography, we experience deep, rich shadows and tonal properties in a way that transfixes us. Composition and textures are crisp and engaging. You can find a variety of black and white photography by renowned photographers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    The best frame for a black and white photo is really a matter of preference. Some may suggest choosing a frame color that matches a shade in an image while others suggest a bolder colored frame for a dramatic effect. Shop frames on 1stDibs.